money issues

[Jenn]

No: HPFGUIDX 59057


>the Sergeant Majorette says:
>If Weasley senior can't afford the finer things of wizarding life on
>his Minister's salary, it's not likely that Percy, on his entry-level
>salary, can. Besides, as others have pointed out, Charlie and Bill
>don't.

Hi, I am new here. And I have been enjoying all your great ideas and
theories. You got some really great ones. But I have been thinking on this
one in particular.
What if the Weasleys chose to live as they do? This is something they teach
their children so Bill and Charlie would chose to live similarly. They
always seem to have money when they need it and as someone else (sorry don't
remember who) had mentioned can even afford the occasional guest. They don't
want to put on airs as Malfoy does, not to say they have the same amount of
money that Malfoy does. They just have a different view of what is important
in life. As seen in CoS (US paperback p.62) when Arthur says that he and
Malfoy have a "very different idea of what disgraces the name of Wizard," I
would assume that this would carry over into life in general.
 It would also make sense for the Weasley's to have to stretch the money
they have (more than Malfoy) because they have 4 or 5 kids (depending on the
year) that they are buying school things for and Malfoy only has Draco.

Anyway...that is my two Knuts! Thanks for the great thoughts!

Jenn